1. International Week
13th
– 17th October 2008
To celebrate International week, our theme was “One
World Valuing Differences”. Many different activities
took place in college during that week.
We started in Active Tutorials by asking students to
identify different languages and getting them to
communicate using signs. They loved this. We also gave
students the Braille alphabet and they worked out the
meanings of sentences.
On Wednesday, we invited a French entertainer to
perform for Year 7. He spoke in French all the time and
students were able to take part and respond to him in
French. The students were very enthusiastic and the
entertainer was very impressed with the participation
and the ability of our girls.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we offered
activities after school such as henna tattoos, hair
braiding, making international key rings and tasting
international food.
On Thursday, we had a performance and many students
took part. We invited primary school pupils as well as
governors and parents and carers. All the year groups
attended the different performances which took place
during the day. Students recited poems in Arabic and
Urdu. A Spanish song was played and sung by a group
of year 8 students and lots of music with an international
theme was performed by our students.
We hope that next year, more parents will attend to
celebrate your daughters’ contributions to international
week.
Mrs M Shah and Mrs F Hemamda Modern
Languages
Citizenship and ‘Mind Brent’
Year 8 and Year 11
Over the first half term of this year, we have worked
closely with “Mind Brent”.
“Mind” is the leading mental health charity in England
and Wales. They work to create a better life for everyone
with experience of mental distress.
Their vision is of a society that promotes and protects
good mental health for all, and that treats people with
experience of mental distress fairly, positively, and with
respect.
Mind representatives, visited the school and delivered
workshops on drugs to Year 8 who are currently learning
about the problems that drugs cause to individuals and
our community. They also delivered “mental health”
workshops to our Year 11 students. During these
workshops the students discussed the importance of
good mental health, ways that one can maintain good
mental health and explored the attitudes of the society
towards people with mental health problems.
On Friday 17th
October, Dawn Butler, Labour MP for
Brent South, joined 11K and 11G and delivered two
Mental Health Workshops. The students got the
opportunity to meet the first ever black woman Minister,
ask her questions and discuss a number of issues with
her.
We would like to thank Mind Brent and Dawn Butler for
the delivery of the workshops. We would like to
congratulate 11K and 11G for their excellent attitudes,
participation in the discussions that took place and
fantastic contributions!
Mr E Kavieris Humanities
Newsletter
October 2008

2. GCSE Results
The following girls achieved excellent GCSE results:
Congratulations to them all.
Wathna Vilasini A* - 8 A - 3
Tamkin Abbas A* - 6 A - 3 B - 2
Blerina Hashani A* - 2 A - 8 B - 1
Mulki Abdillahi A* - 2 A - 5 B - 3
Hawaa Budraa A* - 1 A - 7 B - 4
Jasmin Taffurelli A* - 2 A - 3 B - 6
Sarrah Ibrahim A* - 1 A - 3 B - 5
Gladys Valle A* - 1 A - 5 B - 4 C - 1
Houda Araghi A* - 1 A - 6 B - 1 C - 1
Hashma Haidar A* - 1 A - 4 B - 5 C - 1
Benesh Munir A* - 1 A - 4 B - 5 C - 1
Marjan Issa A* - 1 A - 4 B - 4 C - 2
Farah Chaudhry A* - 1 A - 4 B - 1 C - 3
Najwa El-Aziz A - 4 B - 6 C - 1
Jumana Hasso A - 4 B - 6 C - 1
Jemini Kunwardia A - 4 B - 6 C - 1
Mari Aqtash A - 5 B - 3 C - 1
Sarah Sourroukh A - 5 B - 2 C - 3
Zainab Hussain A - 5 B - 3 C - 4
Year 13 Destinations
Nazish Abbas Gap Year
Sarah Abdulrahman St. Georges
Diagnostic
Radiography
Mehwish Ajmal Roehampton
Primary
Education
Parveen Akhtar Middlesex Law
Haleem
a Akram Westminster Human Nutrician
Saadia Ali Brunel
Business &
Management
Safaa Al-Khuzaiee Kingston
Foundation
Biomedicine
Lemis Al-Naseri Westminster Bio Chemistry
Alda Arifi
Anglia
Ruskin Media Studies
Simran Bhatti Brunel
Business &
Management
Anita Bhuva City
Economics /
Accountancy
Alicia Burnett Warwick English Literature
Iram Chaudhury Southbank
Marketing &
Media studies
Randim
a
Deyalagedon
a Greenwich Architecture
Sarah Ehui Hertfordshire
Businesss /
French
Nimo Hassan Middlesex
Human
Resources
Rachel Howells Southbank Digital Media
Hana Ibrahim Bedfordshire Public Relations
Damilola Ikuseru Kingston Economics
Smera Iqbal Middlesex Psychology
Deempl Jeshani Brunel Business
e (Foundation)
Roda Jeylani Bedfordshire
Business &
Management
Naike Kabeya Gap Year
Farah Khan Brunel Business
Rupal Kunwardia Brunel
Business &
Management
Sundus Mahammed
Oxford
Brookes History
Nazia Malique Brunel Psychology
Mariam Naeem City Economics
Sarah Nargis Working
Ferhana Nargis Working
Arti Patel Kingston Film Studies
Nabeela Pervez Hertfordshire Business
Meena Rabadia Hertfordshire
Marketing &
Accounting
Divya Rabadia Hertfordshire Business Studies
Rita Recica Brunel Journalism
Mariam Salad Essex
Biomedical
Studies
Sobia Saleem Gap year
Kiran Sattar Hertfordshire Business Studies
Saba Shamim
Thams
Valley
Hotel
Management
Niloufar Thawer Middlesex Interior Design
Faryeal Uddin Brunel
Business &
Management
Zainab Undre Roehampton
Primary
Education
Romani Wijiseri Hertfordshire Law
Subia Zahur City Speech Therapy
Sophia Zahur Gap year
60 languages spoken at JKGTC!
At JKGTC, we have always celebrated our cultural
diversity and now, for the first time we have 60
languages spoken by students in the college. These
are:
Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Borana, Brava,
Bulgarian, Creole, Crioulu, Croatian, Czech, Danish,
Dari, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, Fula,
German, Greek, Gujerati, Hindi, Ibo, Italian, Kurdish,
Lingala, Lithuanian, Luganda, Malay, Nepali, Pahari,
Pampangan, Pashto, Patois, Pete, Polish, Portuguese,
Punjabi, Roma, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sesotho,
Singhalla, Somali, Spanish, Sranang, Swahili, Swedish,
Tagalog, Tamil, Telegu, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi,
Urdu, Wobe and Yoruba
The Top Ten!
Somali and English are the joint most spoken
languages, followed in order by Urdu, Arabic, Farsi,
Gujerati, Pushtu, Punjabi, Albanian and Portuguese.
If you speak a language that we have not included,
please come to tell us in the EMTAS room.
Ms Bambrough
EMTAS
Congratulations to all the girls and we look
forward to hearing from you in the future.

3. Year 7 Visit St Albans
Year 7 went on a trip to St. Albans on Tuesday 14th
October with Mr. Moore, Mrs. Sheehy, Miss Scally, Mr.
Varma and Mr. Kent.
We looked at Roman artefacts found in Verulamium, the
Latin name for the area. We even saw skeletons of
adults and children which are nearly 2000 years old. We
saw how the Romans lived and the tools they used for
everyday life. Some of the original buildings and part of
the old Roman wall still exist.
After that we walked through the park and looked at the
River Ver, noticing how the river erodes and deposits
when it meanders. We even drew some very good
sketches!
Then we had a picnic. We sat around the pond and
some of us fed the birds – ducks, geese, coots and
water hens. Afterwards, we visited St. Alban’s Cathedral
which is nearly 1000 years old. We were amazed at the
Baptismal Font and the stained glass windows and
some of the stone and wood carvings.
We had a fantastic day and felt sorry for the girls who
had missed it!!
Mrs Sheehy Humanities
Fish are Fun
In April 2008 the Science Department bought coldwater
and tropical aquariums. The goldfish in the coldwater
tank in Mr. Singh’s laboratory have grown to about twice
the size they were when we got them and have had one
baby. The Marble Mollies in Mrs. McCann’s tropical tank
have had so many babies that we intend to sell some
when they get big enough, with the proceeds going to
charity.
If you want to buy some fish, you will need to have a
working tropical fish tank at home. See Angus Gulliver
(science Technician) if you are interested!
The Marble Molly breeding ground! They will be for sale
at £1.50 each.
Mr A Gulliver Science
Jeans for Genes day
We celebrated Jeans for Genes day on the 3rd
of
October. One in every 33 children in the UK has a
genetic condition, which means that it’s very likely that
some of you may know someone who is affected by a
genetic condition. Jeans for Genes was about raising
money to help children with genetic conditions so that
they can lead healthy and happy lives!
Thank you to Bhaveshri Varsani 10C, Krishna Pindoria
10G, Becky Laxton-Bass 10C, Hina Navin 10C and
Ankita Laxaman 10T who did both assemblies for KS 3
and KS 4.
THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE WHO CONTRIBUTED
MONEY AND TIME. WE RAISED £439
Ms E Van Der Walt Science
Our baby shubunkin, a type of
goldfish. He’s about 3 cm long
and is not for sale!
Our baby shubunkin, a type of
goldfish. He’s about 3 cm long and is
not for sale!
Genes
Cell
DNA
Chromosome
Gene
nucleus

4. Target Mars Science Event by Aim Higher
The Science Faculty provided an excellent event for
year 8 students on Thursday 23rd
of October 2008. They
worked throughout the day to meet two objectives.
1 Design and build a craft to land their team safely on
Mars. It had to be dropped from a high distance, with a
raw egg inside.
2. Design & build the first energy generation tower on
Mars. The design needed to hold a boiled egg as high
above the base as possible and feature a moving
propeller.
The students had exciting, stimulating and challenging
activities throughout the day, and they all achieved their
targets.
“It is an imaginative event. I imagined life on Mars and
working as a team there” Parveen Ahsar, 8G
“It is fun because its team work. It helped me to work in
a team, to discuss ideas and to work together” Aida
Bouchenir 8K
“I enjoyed experimenting, and following instructions”
Razia Mohammed 8K
The students were interested in answering questions
on physics topics.
Ms N McCann Science
Working as a team.
John Kelly Cookbook
To celebrate the John Kelly
half-centenary we intend to
design and publish a John Kelly
Girls’ Cookbook, with recipe contributions from staff,
students and parents/carers. The intention is to have the
cookbook split into sections by country, so as to
celebrate the many cultures represented at the college,
and to be published by July in a similar, professional
way as our yearbooks are. Please donate any tried and
tested recipes you would like to be included in the
cookbook; they do not have to be typed or written out
neatly as we will do that. Many thanks.
Mr M Jayapal Maths
Lost Property
There are a large amount of items which have been
handed into lost property including a number of
jackets/coats. Some items have been held for a number
of weeks.
If your daughter has lost any items please ensure that
she asks if it has been handed in or telephone the
College on 020 8452 4842 between the hours of 10 am
to 3pm to check.
Ms M Shepherd

5. Cheerleaders Win National Lottery Funding
The John Kelly Girls’ Technology College Cheer leading
team is jumping for joy, because they have received
£8,915 for their after school cheerleading club for
students aged 11 to 19.
Earlier in the year we sent a group of cheerleaders to a
nationwide competition and finished in the top 10,
prompting a huge enthusiasm for the dance.
Ms Kamala, Vice Principal, said: “This is fantastic news
because the idea for a cheerleading group came from
the girls themselves. They rehearse and dance at every
opportunity they get and will be able to say they are the
first group in the borough doing it. They’re so
enthusiastic they even want to take cheerleading into
other local schools and encourage them to start clubs of
their own. It’s wonderful to take something which started
off small and get the chance to build on that with this
funding
Environment News
If you live in the Borough of Brent and have
a “green” box from the Council you will know
that since the beginning of August there has
been compulsory recycling in the borough.
The Council takes recycling very seriously and those
who fail to recycle can be fined up to £1,000.
Like the Council we should all take recycling seriously
because of the damage that is being done to the
environment. I am pleased to say at John Kelly Girls we
are doing really well and recycling one wheelie bin of
cans and plastic bottles each week. Most weeks we
also recycle about 5 ½ bins of paper. All this would
previously have thrown away as rubbish and put into
landfill site to rot instead of being reused.
This is all great news but do not forget both sides of
paper can be used and always think before you print
anything and make sure you pick it up afterwards so you
do not need to do it again.
Please remember it is very important only to put paper in
the recycling boxes in classrooms. Plastic bottles, fruit
cartoons and cans go in the recycling bins in the
playground and canteen.
Ms M Shepherd
Environment Officer
Breathing Places
We have been very fortunate to receive a grant from the
BBC’s Breathing Places scheme. This campaign runs
primarily to inspire and motivate people to turn unused
and unloved pieces of land into wildlife havens for
people and animals to enjoy.
At John Kelly we have ambitious plans to turn our
unused pieces of land into outdoor classrooms, as well
as quiet areas for relaxation.
Work has started apace and along with a willing bunch
of volunteers we have begun to transform the green
space at the back of the house and the bank opposite
the Expressive Arts block. During half term, weather
permitting, we hope to continue work in both areas.
Future plans
As soon as the hard landscaping is completed we will be
looking for students, staff & parents to become involved
so keep your wellies clean and watch out for
further information.
Student Social Worker
JKGTC would like to extend a warm welcome to our new
Social Worker Student 08/09, Natasha Smith. Natasha
went to school in Brent and asked for a Brent school for
her final placement whilst studying for her degree. This
will be our third placement and we are sure Natasha will
continue with all the worthwhile projects started by her
predecessors. Natasha will be based in the House and
will mentor individual students as well as working in
class. Any families who wish to receive advice or
support from her are very welcome to make contact on
0208 450 5021.
Ms K Aylott

6. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Before
School
Parents drop in for
coffee and a chat
9-10am LRC
Breakfast Club-
canteen
LRC Homework
Club 7.45-8.20am
Breakfast Sports
Club
Breakfast Club-
canteen
LRC Homework
Club 7.45-8.20am
Breakfast Club-
canteen
Year 11 Ext French
ML4 (8-8.55am)
LRC Homework
Club 7.45-8.20am
KS4 graphics
Workshop
Breakfast Club-
canteen
LRC Homework
Club 7.45-8.20am
Sports Club
Breakfast Club-
canteen
LRC Homework
Club 7.45-8.20am
Period 4
lunch
Get help – EMTAS
Room
Y10/11 - IT1 study
Club
LRC Study Club
Y10/11
Textiles Club KS4
Get help – EMTAS
Room
Y10/11 - IT1 study
Club
LRC Study Club
Y10/11
Textiles Club year
KS4
Get help – EMTAS
Room
Y10/11 - IT1 study
Club
Y7 LRC Study Club
Get help – EMTAS
Room
Year 11 Maths and
statistics Higher
Tier Workshop
(HC-MA6)
Y10/11 - IT1 study
Club
LRC Study Club
Y10/11
Get help – EMTAS
Room
Year 11 revision
Sp ML3
Y10/11 - IT1 study
Club
LRC Study Club
Y10/11
Period 5
Lunch
Get help – EMTAS
Room
‘ Mad about Books
club’1pm LRC
IT1 Study club y,9
LRC Study Club Y
7,8
Get help – EMTAS
Room
Lunchtime
Tournaments
IT1 Study club y 8
LRC Study Club
Y7,9
Get help – EMTAS
Room
Art,
Technology/Science
Club ( NH/NMc) T5
LRC Study Club Y8,9
Textiles Club
Get help – EMTAS
Room
IT1 Study club y7
LRC Study Club Y
8,9
Textiles Club KS3
Get help – EMTAS
Room
IT1 Study club
y 7,8,9
(limited number)
After
School
clubs
LRC (3.15-4.45) Cheerleading(TAY)
Y10/11 Keep Fit
club(SNa)
KS2 Homework club
(3.30-4.39) LRC
LRC open to all
students up to 6pm
Textiles Drop in 3.15
– 4.00pm
Y 10 Ext Spanish
ML3(RAI)
Y 11 Urdu Revision
ML1
Y11 Ext French ML4
KS3/4 jewellery
Club( until January
08)
Cheerleading
Year 7/8 netball
KS2 Homework club
(3.30-4.39) LRC
LRC open to 4.45pm
Textiles Drop in 3.15
– 4.00pm
KS4 graphics
Workshop
Science Club
(Lab 5) MF
Year 10/11 Science
revision
Y10 Ext Spanish
(RAI)
Y11 Ext French (FH)
Keep Fit Club ( SNa)
KS2 Homework club
(3.30-4.3O) LRC
Film Club ( 3.45-
6.30pm)
Textiles Drop in 3.15
– 4.00pm
Year 10/11 Science
revision
Y11 GCSE Spanish
revision
KS2 Homework club
(3.30-4.39) LRC
Film Club ( 3.45-
4.30pm)
Extended Schools Activities
The following activities are open to students as indicated. Students should enrol onto classes through the
member of staff running the activity. We are happy to expand the provision outlined above and are open to
suggestions from staff, students and parents. Please speak to Mrs Hyare if you have any suggestions.

7. Attendance
Congratulations to the following students who achieved
100% attendance and punctuality from the beginning of
term in September to half term.
03.09.2008 – 24.10.2008
Hasina Gorsia 10G
Opeyemi Olaoye 10G
Reena Khatri 10K
Hannah Martin 10K
Katheryne Ikechukwu-Uduh 10T
Ankita Laxaman 10T
Sheena Patel 11J
Vandana Vastani 7C
Bunsi Vekaria 7C
Reshma Nanji 8G
Suhani Jeshani 8J
Suganya Lambothararajah 8J
Anisha Vekaria 8J
Amelia Newton 8T
Shiwangi Bagoan 9G
Hunza Khan 9G
Jaiminee Varsani 9G
Shannon Gordon 9K
Sukisha Rawat 9T
Well done to all the girls and lets hope there are even
more names on the list next time.
The following classes in each year group achieved the
best attendance last half term:
7K 8G 9T 10J 11T
Who will it be at the end of term?
Brent Youth Parliament Election Winners
Faduma Hassan Year 13 Bhaveshri Varsani 10C
Faduma and Bhaveshri have been elected as the John
Kelly Girls’ representatives on the Brent Youth
Parliament. They wrote manifestos about what they
would do if they were elected and then they campaigned
by going to assemblies and talking to girls in breaks and
lunch times.
During local democracy week John Kelly Girls’ was one
of five schools in Brent who took part in a pilot scheme
where students were able to vote for the candidates on
line or by text. This was an exciting scheme and many
students voted.
We look forward to hearing about their work for the
parliament and students should look out for Suggestion
boxes that will be appearing around college so that they
can make their views and ideas known.
Mrs Webber
Can you fill this space. Would you like to write
something for the newsletter. If you are interested
please contact Mrs Webber on 020 8450 5021 or by e
mail sw_admin@jkgtc.brent.sch.uk
?
DIARY DATES
• 17th
– 21st
November ANTI BULLYING WEEK
• 2nd
December Year 10 Parents evening 5 – 8pm
• 9th
December 6th
form parent’s evening 5 – 8pm
• 8th
– 12th
December Year 11 mocks
• 19th
December Break up End of term